RGA may hit airwaves in Virginia governor race

The Republican Governors Association could go on the air in the Virginia gubernatorial race as early as next week, and has inquired about the rates for ad time in the 2013 battleground state, according to two media-tracking sources.

The RGA did not respond to requests for comment on its advertising plans, but the two sources said that the powerhouse GOP committee is at least exploring the option of a midsummer TV offensive.

So far, both candidates have largely focused their advertising on touting their own positive attributes.

But the Democratic side of the air war took a darker turn Friday, when the Virginia Democratic Party released an ad attacking Cuccinelli for not signing a letter endorsing reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

If the RGA follows through with commercials of its own — which is not an immediate certainty – it could accelerate the start of the sustained, saturation-level air war that both sides have anticipated in the race.